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Bluffing Game: sellion
October 30, 2013, 06:26
GeoffBluffing Game: sellion
Please PM me with a daffy definition for "sellion."
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
November 01, 2013, 21:00
KallehMine's in...
November 04, 2013, 17:54
Geoffquote:
Originally posted by Kalleh:
Mine's in...
Role reversal! In my experience it's usually the woman who asks, "Is it in yet?"
I need some more sellion daffynitions. Please get yours in too! Two or three times if you like.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
November 08, 2013, 19:47
KallehHow are we doing with daffies?
November 09, 2013, 05:27
GeoffI think I've gotten all I'm going to get, so here they are:
1. One of several newly discovered subatomic particles, discovered during testing at the CERN reactor.
2. A type of rye bread popular in southern France
3. A well-behaved child or young person.
4. An iron or steel breastplate
5. The area between one's fingers and toes.
6. A bargain-priced, over-stocked pinniped
7. The post used to tie horsecarriages to in front of English townhouses
8. The froth or foam found at the edge of a tidal pool
9. The object offered up for a sacrifice.
10. The radius between the upper portion of the nose and the brow.
11. Archaic: A narrow strip of land demarcating two or more properties.
12. A rascal; a knave.
13. The lower esophageal sphincter.
One's for real - which one?
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
November 09, 2013, 08:23
<Proofreader>I have no idea but, considering the propagator of the word, I'll have to select #13.
November 09, 2013, 09:31
BobHaleI'll give four a try.
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
November 09, 2013, 22:07
KallehNo idea either - but I'll try 11.
November 09, 2013, 22:32
arnieI'll try 10.
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 10, 2013, 03:19
bethree5hm. 11
November 14, 2013, 08:12
GeoffSince we seem to have all the guesses now, here are the results:
1. Bob's
2. Bob's
3. Arnie's
4. Arnie's, fooling Bob.
5. Mine
6. Proofreader's
7. Proof's
8. Proof's
9. Kalleh's
10. The real one, as deduced by the nearly unfoolable arnie!
http://www.drsteiger.com/artic...y-chapter-radix.html11. Mine, ensnaring Bee3five and Kalleh.
12. Mine again
13. And again, it's my sphincter.

Proofreader swallowed it.
Some good daffynitions by all!
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
November 14, 2013, 20:52
KallehI'd not heard the term before, so I was sure it wasn't 10. arnie, you are one smart man!
November 14, 2013, 22:19
arnieI'd never heard it either. I got it through a process of elimination and guessing.
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 15, 2013, 09:37
GeoffArnie, how did you go about eliminating other possibilities, such as the one "l" selion?
I'm surprised that Bob got no votes!
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
November 16, 2013, 00:25
arnieSome were the sort of definition that crops up time and time again so I discounted them. 1, 2, 8, and 12, for example. The others I just guessed. What is the one "l" selion?
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
November 16, 2013, 05:14
Geoff http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Selion Elsewhere I found it defined with specific measurements, but can't find that reference right now. No idea of its origin.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
November 16, 2013, 21:05
KallehDoes anyone have a word for the next game?